So I found this post on the Mind, Body, Green website a couple weeks and it really got me interested in changing my diet. All you have to do is look at the people around you everyday to see the effects diet can have on us. In my experience, when you walk into a fast food restaurant like McDonald’s or Burger King a good majority of the people there will not be skinny. There are tons of studies on the effects of sugar on the body, brain and even skin and none of them are positive. My dad was diagnosed years ago with type 2 diabetes and it drives me crazy that he isn’t doing more to help himself and reverse this terrible disease. So I decided I needed to do it for myself. Being vegetarian, it is often way too easy to get stuck in the carb rut. I want to be a healthy vegetarian and a good eater, and I don’t want to be addicted to sugar. As of today, I am 3 weeks with no caffeine, 2 weeks with no sugary drinks including soda, juice, and sweetened iced tea, and 1 week with no cookies, cake, candy, crackers, pretzels, chips, cereal or bread except for one pita encasing a falafel, a bit of 85% dark cacao (Lindt, yum!), and a s’more at a friend’s backyard bonfire. I feel lighter, more alert, and definitely more aware of the effects of sugar on my body (holy headache after that s’more!) I can’t wait to get more sugar out of my life so I can be my best vibrant self.